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Cheat Questions

I see there are many recipes of paleo pancakes, brownies, ice cream, cinnamon rolls (oooh myy, looks soo good..), etc. Is this something you include in your diet, or do you stay away from baking and keep it totally clean?

I certainly agree that there are many paleo treat recipes and, yes, I've pinned quite a few of them. But have I made them? Only a few and only for special occasions when hosting other people. (Often, they turn out a little dissapointing.)...
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Hey,
I've started to Paleo a few days ago. I'm also training with main lifts such as squats, deadlifts, presses, chins etc.
So, want to make a cheat day once a week, prolly saturday or sunday and want to eat pizza, hamburger, kebab,...
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I would definitely recommend a cheat day if you want one but I would make it a paleo cheat day. Skip the pizza. Maybe have some dairy like ice cream. Just don't do gluten. There are so many cheat foods that you can have that won't harm your...
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I decided to give the Paleo lifestyle a go as advised by my personal trainer (he loves it). So far apart from the cravings for bread i am doing not too bad. My main reason for getting into Paleo is weight loss and for the health benefits. However...
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Will having a small splash of milk in my coffee 3 times a day make a real difference? Probably not. Cream would be better - less sugar, more fat.
Will having one can of diet soda per day be catastrophic? DO NOT DRINK DIET SODA.
Is there...
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Usually by Monday, we run out of delicious meat/fish/eggs. So we eat tofu for dinner. Is it okay for once a week? And also, is it okay to eat rice a little everyday? It's like 80/20. What do you think?

I probably wouldn't eat the tofu that often, but honestly, I don't really care for it anyway. If you really like it and don't seem to be having a bad reaction, I think a smallish portion would be fine as part of your 20%. If you notice any...
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I'm going to an overnight week summer camp and will not be able to eat paleo, should I bring snacks like nuts and stuff and have those instead of sugary granola bars an just have the meals? its my fifth year going but first time paleo lifestyle,...
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Hey everyone.
I was just wondering about cheat meals and being paleo. I am an active then girl who does paleo mostly 85-90% of the time...but sometimes, im with friends and they will have brownies or icecream and I just have to have some! I'm not...
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There's no one paleo diet -- different people do different things depending on what works for them. You're the only one who can decide what you're allowed to do.
If the question is whether an occasional indulgence in sugar or wheat is going to...
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I've been eating a Primal diet for the past 3 years. On my longer stretches without any cheats, I find that my doodoos are not that solid, more like kind of soft and greasy. I'm guessing that it's from the high fat content of my diet. I'm...
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I'm guessing two things happened:
You ate more food than usual
You ate foods that were higher in soluble fiber and resistant starch
More food will simply make your stool have more "body" in general. More food, and more stool, will signal to...
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hi there,
so i have been paleo for a little over a year now, it has been a strict year of meat fish veg and occasional fruit and nuts with no paleo baked goods or dairy.
i've been going through a really stressful time over the past few weeks...
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i was thinking about a 24 hour fast and plenty of water, but i dont think that will address the underlying issues this binge has raised.
I'm not a mental health professional, but in my humble opinion castigating yourself by swinging in the...
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I'm trying to be quite strict paleo (in terms of not cheating as often. My mum can't afford grass-fed meat, and I still eat dairy) to get healthier and lose some weight. I've been eating eggs, meats, nuts, fruit, veg, and greek yoghurt for about a...
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Personally I am anti- "Paleo Baking". Mostly because I just don't get it.
But in your situation you gotta do what you gotta do. So here would be my plan:
Day's before -- eat clean, mostly vegetables some meat
Day before -- make this:...
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This past Saturday I wanted to have a glass of wine with my friend. I have been on paleo for 2 weeks and was feeling great. We'll that one glass of wine turned into a couple glasses and some beer as well :( I also binged on some pretzels and...
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I wouldn't ever call it a cheat... unless you look at paleo as a diet. Paleo is a lifestyle and with any other lifestyle you need to allow yourself the occasional indulgence. Paleo lifestyle is intended to improve your quality of living but what...
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I've just started the Paleo diet. I started a little less than a month ago (3/18/13). My first two weeks of starting I saw an initial weight gain and then about a week or two ago just started losing and can really tell that I'm losing fat in my...
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This is textbook gluten sensitivity (or celiac). Most in this forum that come into Paleo they discover that they're gluten sensitive, after their immune system reawakens, after having removed gluten for a few days. Only one thing you can do: never...
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cheat meals defeat the purpose of a paleo lifestyle in my experience. As a past binge eater, I tried to incorporate cheat meals into my lifestyle, but all it ended up doing was make me feel like crap and gain weight. When I am fully paleo it can...
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I'm trying the paleo diet, but I LOVE sushi. I love Boston Rolls without cream cheese... The only thing in that that's not paleo would be the rice... How often would it be okay to cheat and eat this (1x Boston Roll, sans cream cheese), provided...
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Rice is paleo Jamie, it's high carb but still paleo my friend. If you tolerate it well, no weight issues/diabetes, then go for it & enjoy your Sushi. Also cream cheese isn't so bad if you don't have issues with that too. Paleo is about eating...
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Hi guys,
I've been trying the autoimmune protocol for about 3 months now and had great success. As long as I stick to it, a very strict version, I am pretty much completely symptom free of Chron's.
My question is about reintroducing certain...
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If you cheat with a bottle of wine than discussion on reintroducing foods is pretty pointless. Sort out your priorities.
If you quit alcohol altogether you will probably not get any reaction from any foods at all. This is my personal experience:...
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Has anyone tried these or have any thoughts on them? They are supposedly cooked in coconut oil. Obviously potato chips are not paleo, and there is the whole sweet potato over white potato argument, but wondering if they might be a nice treat on a...
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Background - I'm leaning out nicely on a paleo plus twice weekly 24 hour fast setup, with carb refeeds occasionally after a heavy lifting session (3x per week). I'm no longer the heavy drinker I was as a student, and keep it to a gin and tonic or...
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I've been doing Paleo for almost 2 weeks, and loved the results so far (Yes, I know the 10 pounds I lost the first week was water weight, but still.), today I wasn't in the mood to cook, and decided to let myself go to Subway and get a footlong...
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Don't be so hard on yourself. Re-examine your relationship with food. Consider it a "treat" not a "cheat" because you didn't do anything morally wrong, you just ate something that tastes great and has a bad effect on your body. You are suffering...
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long story short i ate strict paleo like i normally do for 2 weeks straight with the exception this time i didnt eat any carbs. didnt really try to it just happened. lots of coconut milk and meat, avocadoes, veggies etc.
so last night i eat 4...
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Hi all,
I'm new to this and wanting some advice/experiences from those more experienced than myself, especially if you have/had PCOS.
I am a 24yo female, 5' 7" and 153 lbs, closer to a size 8 than a 10. I have been paleo for about three...
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I'm almost identical to you. 24 y/o, 5'7", about 150 lbs (don't weigh myself anymore, but that seems to be about what the doctor's scale says every year). I was diagnosed with mild PCOS last year.
I lost weight several years ago, so paleo hasn't...
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Ok so I'm fairly new to paleo and have a few questions.
I started about two weeks ago after reading Robb Wolf's The Paleo Solution. I haven't noticed a huge difference, although daily headaches which I used to get are gone. I'm not 100%...
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In terms of cheating....
There are cheats, and then there are CHEATS.
I would put things like Wine, Dark Chocolate, Whipped Cream with Berries, etc as cheats
I would put things like Smores, Coke, Cinnabuns, etc as CHEATS.
it's ok to have...
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Hi - I've been on paleo for a 11 days. I did have a cheat day after the 7th day and I fear it messed things up though Im trucking along. Can't seem to find a definitive answer on this. ALSO can you use manwich sauce on lean ground turkey breast or...
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I almost ask this as a rhetorical question because I know it's terrible, it's sweet, artificial and it is ohh so cooling.
But that's the problem it freshens your breath more than anything else short term. It is far too inconvenient for me to...
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I'd be more concerned about artificial sweeteners keeping your desire for sugar going, and not getting satisfied because it's an artificial sweetener or, if naturally sweetened, swallowing just the small amount but having that taste triggered for...
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I am wondering if anyone here has a cheat meal or cheat day scheduled on a weekly or monthly basis?
Or has anyone tried this and felt like it didn't work because it became a slippery slope?
Or does anyone just have opinions on scheduling a cheat?
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I personally have no luck scheduling cheats. I think it fetishizes the "forbidden" foods too much. I'm much better when I only have "cheats of opportunity": unplanned cheats that just happen because of unforseen circumstances.

It is artificial and has been known to cause problems, but on what level would you put this cheat? In my mind I have some sugar/vegetable oil on the low end of the spectrum and gluten/wheat at the very top.
I have been finding mixed evidence...
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I'm still not sold on it being evil. I think it's a red herring for a lot of people. Glutamates abound in life. Mmmm, glutamates. The dose makes the poison and all.
But where are paleo eaters eating MSG anyway? I know my Dorito days are behind...
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I've begun to notice something about my cheat days - they typically seem to cause more weight loss than regular days. I've seen as much as half a kilo drop off (and stay off) after a cheat day whilst plateauing for a while on regular days.
I have...
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I have noticed the same thing and I don't know what to make of it. One thought I had is that I consume more carbohydrate on cheat days and so maybe I'm retaining more water in the days after that which causes a plateau. I doubt the french fries...
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